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==Economy== Moore County residents are on average wealthier than their statewide contemporaries.<ref name= quillen1/> In mid-2021, the United States Census Bureau reported the county's median annual income as $63,324.<ref name= woolverton1/> As of December 2022, the poverty rate was about nine percent.<ref name= quillen1/> Healthcare and social assistance, accommodation and food services, and retail are the largest-employing private sectors in Moore.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://moorecountyedp.org/industries/| title = Industries| publisher = Moore County Economic Development Partnership| access-date = April 24, 2023}}</ref> Moore's economy also relies heavily on tourism, largely driven by golfing events. In 2021, the county benefitted from $673 million in tourism spending, giving it the 10th largest tourism economy among North Carolina's counties.<ref name= hudson1>{{cite news| last = Hudson| first = Sam| title = Moore County Sets Record in Visitor Spending| newspaper = The Pilot| date = August 17, 2022| url = https://www.thepilot.com/business/moore-county-sets-record-in-visitor-spending/article_aae6abc0-1e68-11ed-8120-efa5bfefb906.html| access-date = April 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818195319/https://www.thepilot.com/business/moore-county-sets-record-in-visitor-spending/article_aae6abc0-1e68-11ed-8120-efa5bfefb906.html|archive-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> Some county residents work in both civilian and military capacities at the [[U.S. Army]]'s [[Fort Bragg]] in neighboring Cumberland County. Some manufacturing also takes place in Moore.<ref name= quillen1/>
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